FIRE® System Operation
FIRE Gives You More Valuable Data Than Any Other Method
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accurate performance information to make sound management and financial
decisions. The FIRE System provides unparalleled accuracy by eliminating
data collection errors and operator bias. You can have added confidence
in the information you gather because of the much larger number of
animals you can test with little or no increase in cost. |
FIRE Integrated Function Controller automatically
operates each unit, collects and stores data.
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- Daily feed intake and total feed consumption are recorded for each animal.
FIRE also shows you changes in health status and in growth response to feed
and environment.
- The time and duration of each meal and total meal events each day are
logged. Mealtime, duration, and number of meal events are new data –
useful diagnostics for health and behavior not previously available by any
other method.
- Body-weight and its daily change can be measured for each animal
automatically with the addition of the ACCU-ARM® weigh race option. Daily
gains and losses can be compared with total average daily gain over a
testing period to help you evaluate daily influences on growth. Feed intake
and growth combine to provide daily feed conversion efficiencies.
- Changes in body conformation are measured and tracked along with other
FIRE data using the Osborne Visual Image Analysis (VIA) option. VIA extends
traditional FIRE growth and performance information with objective measures
of conformational change. These changes occur at different rates with
growth, suggesting opportunities for genetic selection of desired carcass
traits as well as growth efficiency.
Study Your Data Your Way with FIRE Software
Each FIRE Feeder is a stand-alone unit that includes a sophisticated
Integrated
Function Controller with its own microprocessor and memory. Software at each
feeder maintains data collection for several days while disconnected from your
computer. When activated, the FIRE software installed on your PC collects data
from as many as 128 FIRE feeders. These data files are easily exported to
popular data management, spreadsheet, and graphing programs.
Evaluation and Management Made Easy
 FIRE
data are presented in many useful reports. All of the measurements are available
in the Event Log, but individual reports provide user-controlled data filters
that let you screen and summarize the data your way.
Rely On FIRE And FIRE Support
Special algorithms and a unique auto-calibration method developed by Osborne
ensure that data are always accurate. Independent testing and user experience
confirm the accuracy of the FIRE System.
Osborne provides expert software support for all FIRE installations. The
development and addition of useful new features and functions for FIRE software
are part of our commitment to the continued improvement of your FIRE System.
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